Crossword for Thu, 2/Sep/2010

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Across
1: Shepherd, at times, is more abrupt in tone (7)

5: Sounds like everything: a bore (3)

7: Child, bask by the sound (3)

9: Therefore, finish off this bit of work (3)

10: Does the wandering hero duly hostess perplex? (7)

11: Three kernels of copper-yellow grain (3)

12: Trespass upon a moniker exploited by commercials (4,7)

13: Frequently decimal? (5)

15: Excellent pornography and liquor brought back fun after dark (9)

18: Its neat for a vessel to have this appearance (9)

21: One intolerant of extensive overtime (5)

22: Crazy to clean sons in awful mess (11)

24: Revolves around a star. (3)

25: Fast times with company cracked high-strung recruiter (6,5)

26: Choose to take the top off (3)

28: Greek characters suggest dawn (3)

29: Call for help oddly stops (3)

30: Bore stopped outside ancient city (7)
Down
1: Without it, set call for recompense (3)

2: Caesars standard golf score? (5)

3: Undersized ones gripping coin, for starters (9)

4: Won back base rate? Done! (7)

5: Diverting a dupe with wrong input (7)

6: Film relay got mixed up (5)

7: Saw grey captive strutting (9)

8: Caught carrying oregano's essence in inhalers (5)

11: Sculpted torso brings cheers (5)

14: Every other starlit fish starting search for little percussion instruments (9)

16: Created synopsis, but a detail I omitted is wrong (9)

17: Englishman opening a can to dine at home (3,2)

19: Helps jazz musicians after the first (7)

20: 'Shut up or else,' con snarled (7)

22: An idea to throw out ring away from home (3,2)

23: Birds in the wilderness (5)

24: White or brown powder sounds like pink (5)

27: Mann's 'Death in Venice' Dorothy sent up (3)




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